ORDERING OF ALKYLCYANOBIPHENYL MOLECULES AT MOS2 AND GRAPHITE SURFACES STUDIED BY TUNNELING MICROSCOPY

被引:27
作者
SMITH, DPE
HECKL, WM
KLAGGES, HA
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[1] IBM Physics Group, D-8000 Munich 40
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10.1016/0039-6028(92)90592-T
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The interfacial ordering of the alkylcyanobiphenyl family of liquid crystal molecules is studied on the MoS2 and graphite surfaces and found in both cases to arise from registry with the substrate. Aromatic and aliphatic groups are observed to have different contrasts in tunneling microscope images, with the aromatic/aliphatic contrast difference being much higher on graphite than on MoS2.
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